| | | | Steely Newsletter Issue #011 |
| Read all about a UK space tech company's new and innovative satellite design, China's AI-controlled satellite experiment, the Satellite Cybersecurity Act and so much more! |
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| | | AZO Quantum | David J. Cross | 05-19-2023 Two UK-based companies, Oxford Space Systems and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, have developed a new type of satellite that is compact and lightweight on launch, but can unfold into a large, high-resolution radar antenna in orbit. This new technology could make it easier and cheaper to launch satellites, and could be used for a variety of applications, such as Earth observation, disaster monitoring, and climate change research. |
| Fox News | Peter Aitken | 05-19-2023 Researchers at Wuhan University in China gave control of a satellite to an AI program for 24 hours. The AI was able to identify and observe locations on Earth, including an ancient city in India and a port city in Japan. Some experts are concerned about the implications of this experiment, as it could lead to AI being used for military purposes. Others argue that AI could be used for peaceful purposes, such as disaster relief or environmental monitoring. |
| Via Satellite | Rachel Jewett | 05-17-2023 CesiumAstro, a company that builds phased arrays for satellites, airplanes, and vehicles, has appointed Hinrich Woebcken, former president and CEO of Volkswagen America, as a senior executive advisor. Woebcken will help CesiumAstro refine its vision of the satellite-connected car and a new constellation dedicated to the automotive industry. Woebcken believes that satellite connectivity will be essential for autonomous driving, over-the-air software updates, redundancy, and emergency response. He also believes that the data cars pick up about the surrounding environment could be a valuable source of revenue for car companies. |
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| 🛡️Satellite Cybersecurity News |
| IEEE Spectrum | Lucas Laursen | 05-18-2023 According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Russia has been attempting to jam Starlink satellites during the ongoing war in Ukraine. LEO satellites, such as those used by Starlink, are vulnerable to jamming and other forms of interference. Security researchers are working on ways to improve the security of LEO satellites. |
| Via Satellite | Rachel Jewett | 05-18-2023 Satellite cybersecurity company SpiderOak has received new investments from Accenture Ventures, Raytheon Technologies' RTX Ventures, and Stellar Ventures. The company plans to use the investment to deploy its zero-trust data security solutions for space missions. SpiderOak also has a strategic partnership with Raytheon Technologies' BBN division to develop and field a new generation of zero-trust security systems for satellite communications in proliferated LEO. The new investments will help SpiderOak extend its OrbitSecure software into the ground infrastructure for end-to-end encrypted data security. This will help to protect satellite systems from cyber threats, which are becoming increasingly sophisticated. |
| Wired |Andy Greenberg | 05-20-2023 Turla is a Russian state-sponsored hacking group that has been active for at least 25 years. The group is known for its sophisticated techniques and its ability to target high-value targets, such as government agencies and defense contractors. Turla has been linked to a number of high-profile attacks, including the Moonlight Maze and Agent.btz intrusions. The group is also known for its use of satellite communications to exfiltrate data from infected systems. |
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| 🏛️US Government Satellite News |
| Homeland Preparedness News | Chris Galford | 05-19-2023 A bipartisan bill called the Satellite Cybersecurity Act has advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The bill, if passed, would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to consolidate voluntary satellite cybersecurity recommendations and create a publicly available, online resource of satellite-specific cybersecurity options and recommendations. |
| Space News| Sandra Erwin | 05-18-2023 The U.S. Space Force has delivered the second of two payloads to be hosted on Japanese satellites. The payloads are optical sensors developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory and will be used to augment the Space Force's space domain awareness capabilities. The partnership with Japan is part of the U.S. effort to work more closely with allies. |
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